In 2011, a top British codebreaker was found dead under mysterious circumstances. We have so many questions.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/13/mi6-spy-dead-bag-locked-himself-gareth-williams

https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/a-spy-dead-in-a-bag-police-see-an-accident

https://www.wired.com/2011/01/codebreakers-death/

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In 1582, a healer and midwife named Ursula Kemp was accused of witchcraft by her neighbors—and even by her own son. What followed was one of England’s earliest documented witch trials, filled with dark folklore, chilling confessions, and a skeleton that wouldn’t stay buried. This is the story of the Witch of St. Osyth.

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Ever heard of the woman who glowed in the dark? It happened in a hospital, with witnesses, and real scientific investigation. And yet, it’s still one of the weirdest unsolved medical mysteries out there.

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Sources:  

https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2025/07/newspaper-clipping-of-day_23.html

https://silentthrill.wordpress.com/2021/10/13/the-luminous-woman-of-pirano/

https://strangecalendar.blogspot.com/2014/04/april-11-anna-monaro-glowing-woman-anna.html

https://codigooculto.com/enigmas/anna-monaro-mujer-luminosa/

https://medium.com/exploring-history/the-woman-who-glowed-at-night-784412aebd85

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19626898/

https://supercurioso.com/anna-morano-el-misterio-de-la-mujer-luminosa/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-the-luminous-wom/57906116/

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You heard that right. In this episode, we’re diving into some of the weirdest conspiracy theories out there—where aquatic aliens, government labs, and folklore collide.

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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaids%3A_The_Body_Found

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51

https://nypost.com/2012/05/25/mermaids-the-body-found-qa/

https://www.wired.com/2012/05/mermaids-embodies-the-rotting-carcass-of-science-tv

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/normalizing-ufos-retired-us-navy-pilot-recalls-tic-tac-encounter-2021-06-25/

https://www.history.com/articles/uss-nimitz-2004-tic-tac-ufo-encounter

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tic-tac-ufo-sighting-uap-video-dave-fravor-alex-dietrich-navy-fighter-pilots-house-testimony/

https://www.crystalinks.com/usos

https://www.vice.com/en/article/in-search-of-the-truth-behind-canadas-most-infamous-ufo-sighting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour_UFO_incident

https://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/nova-scotia/shag-harbor-ufo/

https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2023/10/9/shag-harbor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6s5RwqnnLM (2013 Aguadilla USO)

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/944204/puerto-rico-objects (FOIA Aguadilla UAP video)

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

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Time for another round of listener stories! 

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Listener Emails

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In 1959, actor George Reeves, best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series, was found dead. The official finding was suicide…but there are a lot of questions.

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(Will come soon!)

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Brandon Swanson called his parents for help after driving into a ditch—and then vanished during a 47-minute phone call. What happened that night has baffled investigators for over 15 years.

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https://www.charleyproject.org/case/brandon-vincent-swanson
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/parents-brandon-swanson-still-searching-answers-12-years-after-son-n1210146
https://www.audacy.com/newsradio-1080-kroq/news/minnesota-cold-case-brandon-swanson-missing-since-2008
https://www.grunge.com/282367/the-disappearance-of-brandon-swanson-explained
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/brandon-swanson-still-missing-14-years-later/89-df4cc3d2-16c4-42a1-a8c4-b942e3f23fd6
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/us-news/brandon-swanson-case-what-happened-to-the-19-year-old-boy-who-vanished-while-talking-to-his-parents-articleshow.html
https://www.kaaltv.com/news/missing-marshall-man-brandon-swanson/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/disappeared-brandon-swanson-walks-away-car-never-seen-again

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/the-vault/rural-roads-of-minnesota-remain-last-known-location-of-19-year-old-brandon-swanson-1
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson
https://medium.com/@georgek2928/vanished-into-the-shadows-the-strange-disappearance-of-brandon-swanson-54a42587495f
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/1ihjafl/brandon_swanson_who_disappeared_almost_19_years/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

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In this episode, we explore five of the eeriest unexplained sounds ever recorded in the deep ocean—The Bloop, Julia, Train, Slow Down, and Upsweep—and the mystery behind what (or who) might be making them.

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Sources:  

https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/acoustics/sounds/bloop.html
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/acoustics/sounds/julia.html
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/acoustics/sounds/train.html
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/acoustics/sounds/slowdown.html
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/acoustics/sounds/upsweep.html
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/sound01/background/seasounds/seasounds.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unexplained_sounds
https://www.livescience.com/24303-spooky-science-unexplained-ocean-sounds.html
https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/mysterious-unexplained-underwater-sounds-ocean-noaa-audio.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcUGcvna4tQ

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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It’s time for some listener stories! Enjoy.

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In the summer of 1989, two couples were brutally murdered in the same forest weeks apart—terrifying a region and baffling investigators for decades. Was the suspected serial killer who later took his own life responsible… or is someone else still out there?

Sources:

https://www.zeit.de/zeit-verbrechen/2018/01/goehrde-morde-lueneburg-serienmorde-aufklaerung-birgit-meier/komplettansicht

https://www.abendblatt.de/region/article128207306/Das-grosse-Raetsel-um-den-Goehrde-Moerder.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6hrde_murders

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/11qof4r/the_g%C3%B6hrde_murders/

https://medium.com/%40mromysteries/the-haunting-true-story-of-the-g%C3%B6hrde-double-murders-9124f9e88a81

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/birgit-meier-murdered-mother-heart-190300935.html

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All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

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